Telegram-herald., 1887-10-20
IN MUD At ATLANTA
eLEvELANo n a OssNcHlse am.
a Lssx sAd D.@P Delay ~ tie Exs~sitisa
Grs1a4s- Presidential Party bsy
slly Eaksrt.issa ~ the GssEKi@ss
-0d tor Ms4tgo1ssry.


AELAsrA. Ca. Ocl. l9.-6osS weather has
taken s4sk sea-. and tAs slsmsnis apPs@r
70 - Ia thoro.sh sympathy vita the
crowds % visit0rs shs have for tAs past
t~snty-tsar sOars been struggling Tor feed
AID shelter. Many weEnsa aad childrsn
from tks oatlyiag districts. Who came 70
the city 10 witness tas festivities. have sat
fsred greatly ia this respect. The visiting
soldisfy iavitsd 70 ths city have sssa badly
treated, no pr1vislsn whatever having been
made Tor their accommodation. and since
their arrival they have been skirnslshing for
themselves and are naturally very fEdig
nsat. Late lsst night q number ef COM
panlss determined not 10 participate II the
program me arranged for today.
Night before last. after the arrival of the
President al bis rooms IN the hotel, . fers-
eioos parsonage approached the door, and
being denied admission BY the sentinel,
placed there BY ths Governors order. said
IN = tone apparently Intended 10 be heard
BY the President: Il wish you would in
form Mr.. Cleveland that II OeSrglsas are
10 barred out from shaking hands with the
President of the United States ey sabsrs at
his chamber. sy Cd, air. he had better 60
back 70 Washington. JET Davis will be
here next week and there'll De no sabers
between him and the gentlemen Of Geor-
giA"
About o'clock this morning the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Cleveland. Postmaster Gener-
al and Mrs. Villas, Colonel Lamont and
Nessrs. Bissell aud Bryant. were escorted
IN carriages 70 Edgewood. the residence OF
Senator Cioquitt. where they were break
tasted. Along the line Of travel, notwith-
standing the inclement weather, the streets
were we'll hlled with strangers.
Senator Clcquett's breakfast to
the Presidential party was q grand
affair and vas greatly enjoyed by the par.
ticipsnts- After leaving the Senators
mansion the members of the party were
driven back to the city. Crowds began
making their way TO the Exposition grounds
before daylight and Notwithstanding the
drilling rain all appeared TO be in the best
of humor.
About IL o'clock the President and Mr.
Cleveland. accompanied by Grady and Col
lier, President and Vice-Presidept. respect.
lively. Of the Piedmont Exposition
re-entered the floral covered carriage
preceded by a staff of senersl o-icers
and followed by two carriaees oSev1Sed By
members OF their party and several sqad,
OF infantry and cavalry, started for the ex-
position xroUnds. Upon the entrance o.
closure = deafenipg yell from upward d
thirty thousand throsts went up, cam on
soomsd. umbrellas shot up in the air, aps
with mud ankle deep, the military was drawI
up IL line TO receive the President OF tn,
United States and his party. The carriage!
were hrst driven around . half mil,
| race track until the judges stand wa
reached, at which point, according to TIA,
programme, the Executive and Mrs. Cleve
| land were to alight 10 review the mtliti.
| and witness q sham battle. The mud wa
so very deep, however, that it was decided
that the President and Mrs. ClevelanS
| should remain in the carriage. delal
| Of nearly one and a half hours then oc
| CURED, during which time the Presiden
| and Mrs. Cleveland sat in their carriage uH
DER umbrellas and Grady and Collier 81
opposite them Drawing the storm, an,
1t vas raining very hard. 1t was sug
| gested that the top of the carriage
| might easily be raised bat this was me
| with reto,nder 10 the effect that to rails
the top would destroy the decorations
Dnring the delay mentioned, the crowd
amused themselves by watching pedestrian
endeavoring to cross the race track withou
| sticking in the mud. Finally the Riti
which had reached the grounds, p il
review before the Presidential carriaE4 IA
President standing. As soon ss this cere
mony was performed the guests wer
driven back to the hotel as rapidly as posi-
bic.
Later in the day the President was en-
| tertalned at an elaborate Dime
by Hon. Julius L. Brown ut hi
residence on Westinghouse. The from
porch Of Mr.. Browns elegant home wa
siaoorstely decorated with flags and ban
ners and on either side of the entrance I
the porch large date palm was placed
which produced pleasing effect with th
colored bunting. The dining hall wa
decorated with beautiful and rare flower
and the table was elegantly appointed.
Early this evening the President receive
the members of the weekly press of Alabs
ma and Georgia in his private paylors. BE
tween and Z p. m. Mrs. Cleveland was en-
tsrtsinsd by Mrs. Grady, ut whose residenc
she bad been invited 10 meet several hun
dred Atlanta ladies.
From this reception Mrs. Cleveland wa
driven TO the Executive Mansion, where sh
met the President between and 8 o'cloc
aud assisted him in public reception. /
which Governor and Mrs. Gordon also too
part. After o'clock the President and h
travelling companions reviewed q torcf
| light procession Of the Young Mems Dem
ocrstic League. From the reviewing stan
the party proceeded directly 20 the trai
which, At IL clock, drew out of the static
amid the widest enthusiasm. en- route "a
Montgomery. Ala.
The schedule time for the arrival of RI
train at Montgomery is 8 q. m., Thursda,
From Aontgemery the President and part
viii return directly to Washington.
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